Yamazakura, The Cherry Tree in the Hills
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2008-05-31 • 1h 39m
Based on a short story written by Shuhei Fujisawa (who also wrote Twilight Samurai, The Hidden Blade, Love and Honor), the film depicts the uneasy life of Noe Isomura (Rena Tanaka) with the difficult family she has married into after her former husband passed away. One day as she tries to brake off a branch of a cherry tree, she is aided by a samurai who she does not recognize but who recognizes her. He turns out to be a former suitor that she never met named Yaichiro Tezuka (Noriyuki Higashiyama) and who teaches swordsmanship to the local samurai. Meanwhile, the powerful new chief retainer of the village enacts land policies that threaten the survival of the local farmers.
- Directors
- Tetsuo Shinohara
- Editors
- Yoshiyuki Okuhara
Yamazakura, The Cherry Tree in the Hills
Visit website2008-05-31 • 1h 39m
7.5/10 • 1
Based on a short story written by Shuhei Fujisawa (who also wrote Twilight Samurai, The Hidden Blade, Love and Honor), the film depicts the uneasy life of Noe Isomura (Rena Tanaka) with the difficult family she has married into after her former husband passed away. One day as she tries to brake off a branch of a cherry tree, she is aided by a samurai who she does not recognize but who recognizes her. He turns out to be a former suitor that she never met named Yaichiro Tezuka (Noriyuki Higashiyama) and who teaches swordsmanship to the local samurai. Meanwhile, the powerful new chief retainer of the village enacts land policies that threaten the survival of the local farmers.
- Directors
- Tetsuo Shinohara
- Editors
- Yoshiyuki Okuhara
Top Billed Cast
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Rena Tanaka
Noe Isomura
Noriyuki Higashiyama
Yoichiro Tezuka
Tetsuya Chiba
Shouzaemon Isomura
Fumi Dan
Sumiko Fuji
Shizu Tezuka
Reika Fujisawa
Ben Hiura
Takahiro Hōjō
Kôjun Itô
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- Original Language
- Japanese
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- Keywords
- japansamuraibased on novel or bookjidaigekiedo periodbushi